This life journey has led me to love mystery and not feel the need to change it or make it un-mysterious. This has put me at odds with many other believers I know who seem to need explanations for everything. Richard Rohr believerchangeexplanation share on social
Words and ideas work in the short run to get you through school and to impress educators and employers. But they do not work in the long run or in the deep run. We soon find ourselves separate and without wonder. Richard Rohr deepeducatoremployer share on social
In my opinion, most organized religion does neither agentic service nor relational nurturance very well. Richard Rohr agenticnurturanceopinion Change image and share on social
If you depend on being emotionally inspired or newly motivated, you will need a new fix almost every day. Richard Rohr daydependemotionally Change image and share on social
I cannot illustrate huge differences between male and female spiritualities except in their starting points, style and fascinations along the way. This is significant, however, and has huge pastoral implications: men must be challenged in the world of doing; women must be challenged in the world of relating. Richard Rohr challengedifferencefascination share on social
Your heart has to be prepared ahead of time through faith and prayer and grace and mercy and love and forgiveness so you can keep your heart open in hell, when hell happens. Richard Rohr aheadfaithforgiveness Change image and share on social
We looked too long for God and truth through words alone. The fruit for humanity has been rather limited, it seems to me - especially when I observe every day the extraordinary amount of unhappy and angry people in well educated and 'religious' countries. Richard Rohr amountangrycountry share on social
This earth indeed is the very Body of God, and it is from this body that we are born, live, suffer, and resurrect to eternal life. Either all is God's Great Project, or we may rightly wonder whether anything is God's Great Project. One wonders if we humans will be the last to accept this. Richard Rohr acceptbearbody share on social
Egoic consciousness is the one we all normally operate with, until we are told there is something else! Every culture teaches egoic consciousness in different ways. At that level it is all about me, my preferences, my choices, my needs, my desires and me and my group as the central reference point. Richard Rohr centralchoiceconsciousness share on social
Religious belief has made me comfortable with ambiguity. Richard Rohr ambiguitybeliefcomfortable Change image and share on social